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![]() Shaun Pollock Shaun Maclean PollockBorn: 16 July 1973, Port Elizabeth, Cape ProvinceMajor Teams: KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, Warwickshire, South Africa. Known As: Shaun Pollock Batting Style: Right Hand Bat Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium Son: Pollock, PM; Nephew: Pollock, RG; Cousin: Pollock, AG; Cousin: Pollock, GA; Test Debut: South Africa v England at Centurion, 1st Test, 1995/96 Latest Test: South Africa v Bangladesh at Potchefstroom, 2nd Test, 2002/03 ODI Debut: South Africa v England at Cape Town, 1st ODI, 1995/96 Latest ODI: South Africa v Bangladesh at Kimberley, 3rd ODI, 2002/03 First-class debut: Natal B v Western Province B at Pietermaritzburg, 1991/92 Natal debut 1992/93 Warwickshire 1996 Education: Northwood HS, Natal Univ (Dbn) Junior Representative Cricket: Ntl Nuff 1991, SA Scho Career Statistics:TESTS (including 25/10/2002) M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 64 91 20 2242 111 31.57 49.00 2 10 41 0 O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ Bowling 2379.3 736 5472 263 20.80 7-87 14 1 54.2 2.29 ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS (including 09/10/2002) M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 170 112 39 1661 75 22.75 81.34 0 6 68 0 O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ Bowling 1487 146 5638 240 23.49 6-35 8 4 37.1 3.79 FIRST-CLASS (1991/92 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 134 194 36 5244 150* 33.18 6 27 94 0 O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ Bowling 4600.2 1401 10757 486 22.13 7-33 20 2 56.7 2.33 LIST A LIMITED OVERS (1992/93 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 287 193 56 3247 111* 23.70 1 14 102 0 O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ Bowling 2377.2 8872 406 21.85 6-21 13 6 35.1 3.73 - Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS. StatsGuru Filters for Shaun PollockStatistics involving Shaun PollockArticles about Shaun Pollock
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Profile:Considering the type of stuff floating around in his gene pool, it would have been surprising if Shaun Pollock had not been an international cricketer - and a very good one at that. Dad Peter led the South African attack through the 1960s; uncle Graeme was one of the finest, if not the finest, left-hander to play the game. Shaun has bits of both in his makeup, but it is as an immaculate, Hadlee-esque, line and length seamer that he has established himself. At the start of his first-class career, though, he was both slippery and aggressive and his Natal team-mates delighted in totting up the number of batsmen he pinned match after match. He was brought into the South African Test side against Michael Atherton's England tourists in 1995/96 and although his father was the convener of selectors, there was never a hint of nepotism and the younger Pollock took quickly to the higher level. In 1996 he had a spell with Warwickshire cut short because of an ankle injury and missed the tour to India at the end of that year. But he soon returned to resume his new-ball partnership with Allan Donald and this pairing was the springboard of much of South Africa's success during the latter half of the 1990s. Indeed, it is possible to argue that the emergence of Pollock inspired Donald to greater heights as the latter found himself with a partner who both complemented and challenged him. Perhaps the straightest bowler in world cricket, Pollock is able to move the ball both ways at a lively pace. He also possesses stamina and courage in abundance as in proved in Adelaide in 1998 when he toiled on hour after hour in blazing heat to take seven for 87 in 41 overs on a perfect batting pitch. If there is a criticism of Pollock, it is that he has underperformed with the bat, but most Test teams would be perfectly happy to have him in their side if he never scored a run. Pollock was thrust into the captaincy in April when Hansie Cronje was drummed out of the game, and he now faces the biggest challenge of his career - to lift a shocked and demoralised South African side. If he can disprove the maxim that fast bowlers should not be appointed captain, it might well prove to be his greatest achievement. (Peter Robinson July 2000)
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